At Mercury, the Ohio Players enjoyed their greatest success; not only did their sound coalesce, but they became notorious for their sexually provocative LP covers, a tradition begun during their Westbound tenure.
Objects float when the volume of water they displace is less than the volume of the objects themselves. When objects sink, the volume of water they displace is greater than the volume of the object. The principle may seem relatively simple: Light objects float and heavy objects sink.
Changing the shape of the clay didnât change the weight of the clay but it changed how much water the clay could displace. By pushing aside more water, the clay boat was able to displace a volume of water that weighed the same {or more} than the weight of the clay.